Numbers 24:4

he hath said who heard the Word from before God, Who saw the vision of the Almighty, prostrate when he saw:

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:

In Context

3And he took up his parable, and said: Bileam, the son of Beor, hath said, The man who saw the Beautiful hath said,

5How goodly is thy land, O Jakob, And the house of thy habitation, O Israel!

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Cross References

Genesis 15:12And it was sunset, and sleep fell upon Abram: and, lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him.

Numbers 22:20And word came from before the Lord unto Bileam by night, and said to him: If the men come to call thee, arise and go with them; nevertheless the word that I speak with thee, that thou shalt do.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 24:2-10

Balaam Blesses Israel a Third Time. ( b. c. 1452.) 1 And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. 2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him. 3 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: 4 He hath said, which heard the words of God,… Read the whole commentary →

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